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Explore the wonders of central California with your grandchild. Journey into a 100-year-old underground home and learn about the creatures of prehistory at the Fossil Discovery Center. Search for gold like a prospector, ride a steam engine through the sugar pine forest, build an underwater robot, and hike through the magnificent domes, granite cliffs, meadows, and Sequoia groves of Yosemite. Take part in interactive evening presentations where you meet rescued birds, explore the night sky, sing campfire songs and much more.

Highlights

• Explore Yosemite Valley from Bridalveil Falls to the Yosemite Museum’s Indian Cultural Exhibit and Yosemite Falls.
• Visit the Fossil Discovery Center of Madera County to view the fossilized remains of giant mammoths discovered at the site.
• Sift through the silt in search of gold as local gold panning experts help you in your quest for fortune. Later, learn about how robots work and join together to create and manipulate a real underwater robot!

Activity Notes

Walking up to one mile, each day, over uneven terrain. Elevations up to 7,200 feet.Coordinated by Evergreen Conference Center Oakhurst.

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The latest in light, portable, easy-to-use QUIETVOX listening devices are available on Road Scholar programs.* Whether you are outdoors, in a crowd or in a museum environment where speaking loudly is discouraged, a listening device makes it feel like our experts are speaking clearly and directly to you. Hear for yourself on a Road Scholar adventure!

*Please note that due to the nature of some programs, the remote location or government regulations, listening devices may not be available. If you’d like to know for sure if your program will offer listening devices, just call and ask an Advisor!